Lacing-stud.



J. B. GOODMAN.

LACING STUD. APPLICATION FILED DEC.30| 1913 1,146,246. Patented July 13, 1915.

Suva/whorl COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0., WASHINGTON, D4 :4

JESSE B. GOODMAN, OF MULDROW, OKLAHOMA.

LACING-STUD.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 1.3, 1915 Application filed December 30, 1913. Serial No. 809,517.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn B. GOODMAN, citizen of the United States, residing at Muldrow, in the county of Sequoyah and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lacing- Studs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lacing devices, particularly adapted for the lacing of shoes, and has as its primary object to provide a construction which may be readily applied to the shoe upper, and which will greatly facilitate and simplify the operation of lac ing the shoe.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoe lacing so constructed as to render it unnecessary to disengage the lace therefrom in removing the shoe.

The invention has as a further object to provide a shoe lacing which may be easily operated and which will present a neat ap pearance upon the shoe, and will also present a relatively smooth surface adjacent the lace opening of the shoe, to prevent chafing of garments coming in contact therewith. And a still further object of the invention is to generally improve the construction and increase the efficiency of devices of the above described character.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention will be more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and then specifically pointed outin the claims, which are attached to and form a part of this application.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved lacing applied to a shoe. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the lacing stud preferably used adjacent the top of the upper shoe. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the form of stud shown in Fig. 2, showing the stud in operative position.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

My improved lacing device is particularly designed for use in connection with the lacing of shoes, and as a matter of convenience I have illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings a conventional form of shoe in which 10 is the vamp, 11 the upper, 12 the lace opening, at the inner extremity of Which is secured the usual tongue 135 The lacing studs used in connection with my invention are designed to be secured to the upper 11 of the shoe adjacent the lace opening 12 in transverse alinement and longitudinally spaced thereon. Preferably, I provide a terminal stud 14. which is secured to the vamp 10 at the in 1 nor extremity of the lace opening 12 and centrally thereof in any suitable manner and which is provided with an upstanding eye 17 through which the shoe lacing 18 is threaded. suitable manner upon opposite sides of the lace opening 12 and adjacent thereto, are a plurality of oppositely arranged studs 19, the said studs being provided with an up Secured to the upper 1.1, in any. I i

standing eye 22 to receive the shoe lacinglS. v

On either side of the lace opening 12 at the upper extremity thereof, I provide a terminal lacing stud which is pivotally secured upon the face of the upperll by a staple 2a..

The stud 23 is formed with an elongated body portion 25, adjacent one extremity of which is formed an aperture 26, defining a pintle lug 27 at the extremity of the body portion. The opposite extremity of the stud has integrally formed thereon a transversely disposed upstanding eye 28.

The staple 241- is preferably formed from suitable sheet metal, and includes a body portion 29 which is bifurcated. at one extremity to form spaced prongs 30. body portion 29 is cut away intermediate the prongs at the inner extremities thereof to form a reduced neck portion 31, at the outer extremity of which is formed a prong 32, such prong being centrally disposed with reference to the prongs 30.

The neck portion 31 is bent upwardly to define a loop 32, designed to engage the pintle lug 27 formed at the inner extremity of the stud 23, the prong 32 extending through the aperture 26 formed in the body portion 25 of said stud. The stud 25 is thus pivotally connected to the staple 24, the several prongs of which are designed to extend through the upper 11 tobe bent over against the inner face thereof, thus securing the stud to the shoe.

As before stated, a pair of pivotally supported studs 23 are preferably disposed at the upper extremity of the lace opening, one on either side thereof, thereby providing for the more free movement of the lace 18 at this point.

A shoe thus equipped with my improved lacing studs, is designed to carry the lace The with the intermediate portion thereof threaded through and held by the stud 14. The ends of the lace are then threaded through the studs spaced along either edge of the lace opening, each extremity of said lace being crossed over alternately from right to left. It will, of course, be understood that the lace is designed to have free movement through the studs, the extremities of the lace being brought together at the upper end of the lace opening and tied in the usual manner. In this way, I provide a shoe lacing wherein the lace is at all times in engagement with the stud thereof and also provide a construction which obviates the necessity of disengaging the lace from said studs, in order to remove the shoe. To effect this operation, it is only necessary to exert a slight transverse pull in opposite directions upon the upper at the lace opening, the lace being untied when the lace will slide through the eyes formed on the studs to free the adjacent edges of the lace opening. In putting on the shoe the lace opening may be readily secured by simply exerting an upward pull upon the extremities of the lacing, which will serve to bring the adjacent edges of the upper together, when the lace may be' tied.

It will, therefore, be seen that I provide a very simple and effective structure for the purpose set forth, which is convenient and efficient in operation and which may be readily applied to shoes, as now manufactured, without structural. change thereto. It is also to be noted that .the lacing provides a relatively smooth surface upon the outer face of the shoe at the lace opening, such as will not cause injury to garments coming in contact therewith.

A protective strip 33 is preferably stitched or otherwise secured to the upper of the shoe on each side of the lace opening, each strip 33 being provided with spaced openings through which project the upstanding eyes 28. The strips 33 not only serve to house the attaching staples so as to prevent the lower edges of the trousers from becoming torn or raveled by contact therewith, but also serve to reinforce the upper at the lace opening and give the shoe a neat, attractive appearance.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A lacing stud including a body portion having a rigid upstandin eye formed on one end thereof and integral therewith and adapted to receive a shoe lace, and a fastening device hingedly supporting the stud and engaging the body portion opposite the eye.

2. A lacing stud including a body portion having an aperture formed therein adjacent one extremity thereof and defining a terminal pintle lug, the opposite extremity of the body portion being provided with a rigid upstanding eye formed integral with the body portion and adapted to receive a shoe lace, and a staple hingedly supporting the stud and embracing the pintle lug of the body portion.

3. A lacing stud including an elongated body portion having a flat lower face and provided at one end thereof with a rigid upstanding eye, the bore of which extends transversely of the body portion, there being an aperture formed in the other end of the body portion and defining a terminal pintle lug, and a fastening device hingedly supporting the stud and embracing the pintle lug of the body portion.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE B. GOODMAN. [L. s.] Witnesses:

W. O. BRU'roN, Tnos. J. Wn'rrrs.

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